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HHS Issues “Effective Practices for Preventing Sexual Harassment”

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Consistent with Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published recommendations for...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – August 2020 # 14

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In Washington - Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) has tested positive for coronavirus. Cassidy took a test on Thursday evening after being informed that he had been exposed to an individual with COVID-19. He is quarantining for...more

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White House Releases Fiscal Year 2019 Budget (Plus an Infrastructure Proposal)

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Fiscal Year 2019 Budget - The White House has unveiled President Trump’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2019, entitled Efficient, Effective, Accountable: An American Budget. The Administration has worked for...more

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2016/2017 Labor & Employment Observer

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Activist NLRB Created More Problems For All Employers in 2016 - What Happens Under President Trump? During 2016, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) maintained its generally pro-union, anti-employer...more

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Student Health Insurance Plans and the ACA: Agencies Provide Enforcement Relief that Allows Colleges and Universities to Continue...

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Late last week, the Departments of Labor (“DOL”), Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and the Treasury (collectively, the “Agencies”) issued a very welcome FAQ that will allow higher education institutions to continue...more

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Temporary Relief for Certain Student Health Plans Extended Indefinitely

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In recently issued guidance, the U.S. Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services indicated that they will indefinitely extend relief to colleges and universities that subsidize the cost of individual...more

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Healthcare Subsidies for Grad Students: An ACA Conundrum

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Colleges and universities historically have provided graduate student employees (e.g., teaching assistants) with a stipend or reimbursement to help defray (or even fully cover) the cost of their medical coverage under the...more

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Student Health Plans and ACA Compliance: New Relief for Educational Institutions

Educational institutions face unique issues when complying with the requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). One such issue relates to the administration of student health insurance plans. On February 5, 2016, three...more

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Staffing Firms, Educational Organizations, and Breaks-in-Service under the Affordable Care Act Employer Shared Responsibility...

In Q&A format, recently issued Notice 2015-87 addresses a number of pressing issues that have arisen under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including that law’s employer shared responsibility rules, information reporting...more

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Subsidizing Student Health Insurance With Stipends – New Agency Guidance and Relief

On February 5, 2016, the Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the Departments) issued guidance addressing the application of market reforms and other provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...more

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Religious Institutions: August 2015

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The decision by the United States Supreme Court on same-sex marriage has been greeted with praise and disdain by different corners of the country. The faith-based community has been especially outspoken. This is not...more

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Religious Institutions: June 2015

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Religious institutions commonly make payments to or receive payments directly or indirectly from governmental agencies for services rendered; e.g., day cares that benefit from public scholarships, hospitals that participate...more

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Student Employees and the Affordable Care Act – Part 4 of 4: If students are employees, how are their hours counted?

In our prior installments, we determined that students who work at least 30 hours per week for their educational institutions are “full time” employees of those institutions under the Affordable care Act’s employer shared...more

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Student Employees and the Affordable Care Act – Part 2 of 4: Can an offer of student coverage count as an applicable large...

In the previous installment of this series, we addressed whether student employees may be excluded from an employer’s offer of coverage. We concluded that a blanket exclusion of this nature could put an employer at risk for...more

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Student Employees and the Affordable Care Act – Part 1 of 4: Can we exclude student workers from our health plan?

Educational institutions employ students in a variety of positions including work-study positions, teaching and research assistantships, and resident assistantships. This four-part series will discuss several issues that...more

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Recent Favorable IRS Guidance for Tax-Exempt Bond Financed Facilities

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The IRS has released guidance in three areas of interest to entities that benefit from tax-exempt bond financings, particularly hospitals and educational institutions. This guidance creates new rules related to management...more

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Health Care Reform Challenges for Educational Institutions

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Educational institutions will face some unique challenges as the Affordable Care Act's “employer shared responsibility” requirement becomes effective next year. Beginning January 1, 2015, large employers that do not offer...more

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